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A cryptic-style quiz based on heteronyms. The clues will (or at least should!) lead you to a one word answer that is spelt the same, but will have a different meaning and may sound different.

A multiple-choice quiz by heatherlois. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
heatherlois

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
341,094

Updated
Sep 04 23

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
590

Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. 'A soldier might go AWOL in an arid area.' Can you find a six-letter heteronym that fits both definitions in this sentence?

Answer: (One word, 6 letters)

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Question 2 of 15

2. 'A peaceful bird jumped in.' Can you find a four-letter answer - a heteronym - that works for this statement?

Answer: (One word, 4 letters.)

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Question 3 of 15

3. 'The opening will captivate.' Which is the correct heteronym for this sentence? Hint

Enthral

Entrance

Charm

Fascinate

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Question 4 of 15

4. 'He found a potential sales contract for Plumbum.' What word does this sentence suggest?

Hint

Lead

Gold

Ore

Iron

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Question 5 of 15

5. 'To be averse to a tangible thing' suggests a six-letter heteronym. What is it? (Hint: begins with 'O')

Answer: (One word, 6 letters.)

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Question 6 of 15

6. 'A digit feels less and less.' You may need to think a bit laterally to find the correct heteronym from the list below. Hint

Finger

Number

Toe

Figure

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Question 7 of 15

7. 'It might be a spread on top of the head.' Which heteronym best fits this sentence? Hint

Crown

Pate

Wig

Toupee

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Question 8 of 15

8. Can you find the one-word heteronym answer to this one? 'It is time to introduce a gift.'

Answer: (One word, 7 letters)

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Question 9 of 15

9. 'Did she suggest being very cosy?' Can you find a heteronym from the list below which is defined twice in this question?
Hint

Propose

Indicate

Evoke

Intimate

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Question 10 of 15

10. 'One should deny something useless.' From the list below, which heteronym would be most apt? Hint

Refuse

Rubbish

Trash

Wally

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Question 11 of 15

11. 'Can you restart a CV?' Can you tell me the word that, with different pronunciations, is being defined twice in the previous sentence?

Answer: (One word, 6 letters)

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Question 12 of 15

12. In the phrase 'an insignificant amount of time', which one-word heteronym is being suggested? Take a few seconds to think about it...

Answer: (One word, 6 letters)

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Question 13 of 15

13. The phrase 'a pleasant place in France' contains two definitions that will give you a one-word answer. What is it? (Rather cryptic hint: a relative perhaps?)

Answer: (One word, 4 letters)

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Question 14 of 15

14. 'Did you take a shine to a Western Slavonic language?' What word, pronounced in two different ways, works best for the preceding question? Hint

Polish

Latvian

Russian

French

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Question 15 of 15

15. 'It is a very dignified month of the year.' Find the correct heteronym that works for the previous statement...
Hint

June

March

August

May

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'A soldier might go AWOL in an arid area.' Can you find a six-letter heteronym that fits both definitions in this sentence?

Answer: Desert

To go AWOL (absent without leave) is a phrase meaning to desert (dih-zurt) one's post. An arid area is a desert (dez-ert), as in the Sahara Desert.

2. 'A peaceful bird jumped in.' Can you find a four-letter answer - a heteronym - that works for this statement?

Answer: Dove

A species of bird (often used as a symbol of peace) is a Dove (duhv). Dove (dohv) is the simple past tense of dive, meaning to plunge or fall into something.

3. 'The opening will captivate.' Which is the correct heteronym for this sentence?

Answer: Entrance

An opening or passage for entering is an entrance (en-truhns). To fill with wonder, or to captivate, is to entrance (en-trahns).

4. 'He found a potential sales contract for Plumbum.' What word does this sentence suggest?

Answer: Lead

A potential sales contract is a lead (leed) as in 'I got a great lead from a fellow I met in the pub'. Plumbum is the Latin for lead (led), a heavy, comparatively soft, malleable, bluish-gray metal.

5. 'To be averse to a tangible thing' suggests a six-letter heteronym. What is it? (Hint: begins with 'O')

Answer: Object

To express disapproval or to be averse to something is to object (ob-jekt). A tangible and visible thing is an object (objekt).

6. 'A digit feels less and less.' You may need to think a bit laterally to find the correct heteronym from the list below.

Answer: Number

A digit is a number (nuhm-ber). Something that is increasingly losing sensation is said to be becoming 'number' (numm-er).

7. 'It might be a spread on top of the head.' Which heteronym best fits this sentence?

Answer: Pate

A spread made of pureed or finely chopped liver is called pate (pah-tey). The crown, or the top of the head, is called the pate (peyt).

8. Can you find the one-word heteronym answer to this one? 'It is time to introduce a gift.'

Answer: Present

To introduce something is to present (pri-zent). A gift or offering is a present (pre-zent). And there's no time like the present.

9. 'Did she suggest being very cosy?' Can you find a heteronym from the list below which is defined twice in this question?

Answer: Intimate

To hint or suggest at something is to intimate (in-tuh-meyt). Being very close or cosy is being intimate (in-tuh-mut).

10. 'One should deny something useless.' From the list below, which heteronym would be most apt?

Answer: Refuse

To deny something is to refuse (ri-fyooz). Something that is considered useless or unwanted is refuse (ref-yoos).

11. 'Can you restart a CV?' Can you tell me the word that, with different pronunciations, is being defined twice in the previous sentence?

Answer: Resume

To restart an undertaking is to resume (ri-zoom). A curriculum vitae or resume (rez-oo-may) is a brief written account of qualifications and experience used in finding a job.

12. In the phrase 'an insignificant amount of time', which one-word heteronym is being suggested? Take a few seconds to think about it...

Answer: Minute

Something that is insignificant is minute (mine-yute), as in 'it had minute differences'. A measurement of time pertaining to sixty seconds is a minute (min-it).

13. The phrase 'a pleasant place in France' contains two definitions that will give you a one-word answer. What is it? (Rather cryptic hint: a relative perhaps?)

Answer: Nice

Something that is pleasant or pleasing is nice (nahys). A port in the South of France is Nice (nees), which rhymes with niece, a female relative who is the daughter of one's sister or brother.

14. 'Did you take a shine to a Western Slavonic language?' What word, pronounced in two different ways, works best for the preceding question?

Answer: Polish

To shine or make glossy is to polish (pol-ish). A Western Slavonic language that is the principal language of Poland is Polish (poh-lish).

15. 'It is a very dignified month of the year.' Find the correct heteronym that works for the previous statement...

Answer: August

Dignified or imposing is august (au-gust), as in 'he had an august presence'. The eighth month of the year is August (aw-gust).

Source: Author heatherlois

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